Name: Defuse Land Mines, Save Lives - Kosovo Youngsters (8/12)
Uploaded: 2019-06-26T18:00:00.000+02:00
Duration: 217 s
Description: The War in Kosovo has left behind around 4,500 landmines and 90,000 explosive remains. Deminers such as 29-year-old Donjeta Krasniqi are working hard to make the land safe, a dangerous job that she finds highly rewarding.

"Disinnescare mine, salvare vite!

"Minen entschärfen, Leben retten"

"Désamorcer les mines, sauver des vies"

"Desactivar minas: salvar vidas"

„Zamknij kopalnie: ratuj życie”

Defuse Land Mines, Save Lives

The War in Kosovo has left behind around 4,500 landmines and 90,000 explosive remains. Deminers such as 29-year-old Donjeta Krasniqi are working hard to make the land safe, a dangerous job that she finds highly rewarding.

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20 Years Since the War

Kosovo Youngsters

<p>The War in Kosovo has left behind around 4,500 landmines and 90,000 explosive remains. Deminers such as 29-year-old Donjeta Krasniqi are working hard to make the land safe, a dangerous job that she finds highly rewarding.</p>

Kosovo Youngsters (8/12)

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